this part of town

A girl known as Lou
on the URL
entry left ajar
couldn't really tell,
the scheme behind the door
a tattered road motel
what will we do
what will she tell,
the other girls she knows
or does she know any
or is this a set-up
the flip of a penny,

Mugged and beaten dumb
watch and wallet stolen
a couple bones broken
eyes black and swollen,
or quick consensual sex
fast exchange of dollars
while her cell phone rings
with other eager callers,

I look both ways, decide
A good time to make tracks
escape this part of town
the fiction and the facts,